New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-07-10
EARLY SUMMER RECREATION
THE OATSKILLS.
FINE WEATHER AND MANY VISITORS.

FINE WEATHER AND MANY VISITORS.
Srw RAILROAD PRoJEcTs-PERsoNAL AND SOCIAL
EvENTs-ARRIvALs.
KAArgRsKrLI, n. Y, July The mountain weather 10
again delightful after day two Of drenching showers
accompanied by brilliant electric eects The large and
pleasant company civil engineers which has been In
convention here for week has dispersed But
they had Jolly time ali around At one OF their business
sessions the Of $4.7ss was raised In twenty i've
minutes the purpose Of snlagng their society build
ting IN East eaty-thrd-st New-York. The member
ship has increased from SIS 1873 1000 The
ball in honor Of the society Tuesday evening was the
most succcssu and brilliant social event Of the season
thus far
The scarefruited elder attractive shrub In
many parts OF the range The snowy vacemes Oh
ripe fruit resemble pieces of bright coral
c,eperal and Mira George H. Sharpe with Captain II.
a. sharpc, u g. A. and his bride. were recent guests
here Congressman 8. T. Hopkins came up on Thurs
day.
Manager Paige shows a large list Of engagements
for July. No August guests are booked IN advance
Among tho former Mrs. l. Seney and the Misses
eeney f. j. King and family, E. g. Egerton and family,
Mrs James c. Lord and daughter, Captain Beach
us NJ and family @. A. Goldsmith. the Misses Rhine
lander N Dixon and wife. Thomas Conan and family,
J. Phyfe and family Count de Arnschut and wife, OF
the Belgian Legation, F. G. Clark and family, mrs
dc Milt and sister, John g. Davis and family, Mrs j. r.
Hart and family, Walter Watson and family, George H.
Smith and family, Dr. Kipp and family Mrs. j. B. Hous-
ton and family, Major Post and family, j. Hooker
Hamersley and sister, j. Walter Thompson and wife,
J. A. Hamilton, wife and party, NJ E. dc Rvas, o. B.
Abercrombie wife and sister. H. B. Hammond and party
of six Carol Jackson and wife, the Rev Dr. Guibert
Cbarles A. Pool and family. NewYork Samuel Martin
and family Mrs. NJ G. Fox and family, A. B. Redfcld
and family. Mrs NJ Bernet and family, Harlordi
Charles Mathews and family Painneld. N. j.; Samuel
johnson and family, Boston j. T. Smith and family
Cannon and family Washington, r a. Wright and
family Baltimore; L. H. Bates and family. B. B. Norris
and wife, James O. Clark and wife. Cuba party
of twenty persons, guests of Mr. Parker. Boston
banker arrived tonight for q ten days sojourn
The chestnut trees just now form most attractive
feature in the mountain landscape. especially through
tho Ulster and Delaware valley. The show OF blossoms
IL extremely abundant
The Van Cockburn House, at Mount Pleasant has been
materially enlarged since last season BY an addition In
the rear facilities have long been needed there
Fresh pain tastefuy applied has done won ders for
the little hamlet OF Phenioa this SCI son The Tremper
House. the new church and nearly ali the buildings there
have been thus treated
new Methodist Church has been built ut Lanesvile,
IN the stony Valley Rising almost straight tow ard
the sky for thousand feet moro near this place.
picturesque mountain with sawml at its base Down
It's side is slide runway where huge sawlogs are tu-
bled the Of the crag they are said to plunge
@. Cue. the artist. arrived at the Kaater.kiil some
days ago He has not yet assembled to ms airy ia
the south Tower, but exhibits few pictures Ia room
on the office floor. .,
spesdina their sevcnth season At Kaatersk having
been there every year since the hotel was built
One OF the veest stations on the kaatereKu hanway
IL Tannersve It's the midst Of many large hotels,
and SURROUNDED side by picturesque mountain
was sisscsman. OF SewYork has pleasant cottage at
Grins His horses and carriages arrived afew
j. l. Morgan and son. Of New-York. are making
S ss Ve to
The Rev Uriah Guiics, Of Brooxlyn breaches In inc
The Social Msennerhor 20 on an excursion to
The soldiers excursion to Phenicia with supper at
the Tremper House last night was an enjoyable and
successful event The proceeds are for the Ulster col
General Isuperintendent George 8. Gatchel Of the
Buffalo and Ph az. ell ia bs %!n p ~
Wednesday night after visit OF several days In
superintendent Orvip Denet the Hudson River ice
expert has attractive summer house In sopus on the
The construction of the new railway TO Otsego was
begun this week Secretary Dmmick thinks the right of
Va 1Se -" Raae,ssM published at Hotel Kaserstil is
very neat and attractive summer mountain weekly now
now "a appears in handsome cover Editor, Taylor
be nS ike the oser work IF fully
equipped mountain printing Office, Is artistic II Is
In Undue souvenir Of the American Civil Engineers
visit presented to each member Of the society by
%in.c" and Sleepy Hollow. neatly printed and
nicely illustrated on fine paper. The 10 OF novel
design, and hears the seal OF the society.
The brilliant fireworks and the engineers ban
quet Thursday night made an e1traordi
narily eventful evening at the KaatersNl q.
The business Of the Caskl Mountain Railway, from
Cask Palenville is reported 10 be larger than last
year to date am now definitely informed that next
the long projected cable railway from Palenvie
up The mountain, will be In operation The ascent 70 the
Beech Mountcn House, which now requires from la to
hours, will then be made In ten minutes Inc sur
and plans completed year ago. Inc desired
Regulation secured this spring Ny informant aso
tended with this cable road, the summit OF
which will less than mile from the present terminus
Of that line. The time from New-York to the Beech
will thus be reduced to Al hours and A. to Tan
nersvillc.
The Paenville locality is not yet crowded with summer
visitors, though many are expected the coming week.
Judge Cowing and family, OF Ncw-York, nave been
spending some time at the KaatersklL Judge Batch
FORD and family arrived here to-day. William A. Whee-
lock and family have also been here many days.
Among the latest arrivals at Hotel Kaaterskill are
C. Il. wngate and family, c. =. Reynolds, Mrs Lawrence
Wells and three daughters j. j. X Craes, Mra Edward
&. III. Goodsel and wife James b. White and
wife, Mrs j. j. German, j. f. Lewis DE- Lohn H. Nesoit,
Edward Aronson, @. w. Tewks and wife. Miss stetson,
". s. Acn Mrs Wallace, Philip Barren. X de Varez'
T. B. Dale. s. K. Jenkins, H. p. COnnors j. staples n
Bijou and wife, T. y. Gallagher and family, - u Beck-
with and wife. C. W. Bradley and Wife, New.fork j. Ia
J. j. Monroe, NJ Ayers and family f. l. Abbott, Henry
be VAL E. W. Lord and wife, BrOoklyn j. g. Hicks, y B.
Wilson, Samuel Rea. W. i. Hunt. W. @. Harding, MISS
Clark, Philadelphia; W. saunderson W. L Allen MISS
Hawks and wife, Mrs p. Crooke. A n Foster Detrotj
Jonas Mach New-Orleans; James Heard, sMaDchestex,
England O. Blasco de Fuana and family Harvard hoo,
Moore, st. Lonis; g. o. Edwards, Providence; L. Read